Tips
This is a great and extremely hard game which I almost beat (but I went too far from the river...), but I have some tips to help people.
-You only need to keep one need bar running for the game to continue, I suggest hunger.
-First go along the west coast and pick those apples and get some water, then find the fishing rod. Stock up on fish and you can make sure he is never hungry.
-Get a fire going so the fish are more useful.
-Once you have hunger stabilized you can play the game!